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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Alex when the backboards he played with in China actually had hoops?

2. In Chapter 9, what is the name of Gene's friend who has been writing Superman for years?

3. During Oderah's junior year, what was the score when the O'Dowd women's basketball team won at State?

4. How many professional teams were in the CBA?

5. In Chapter 7, where is the basketball team headed?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Jeevin frequently get taunted, and why are the taunts inaccurate?

2. How do the Dragons do during the Bass Pro Shops Tournament of Champions?

3. How did women push for changes to the rules Berenson created for women's basketball, and when were those changes instituted?

4. What is the worst team for racism, and when do the Dragons play that team?

5. What was the prevailing thought about competitive team sports for women in the 1890s?

6. Who was the first Chinese basketball player to be recruited by an NBA team, and how was his first season?

7. When was the first slam dunk made by a woman?

8. How did Qianjun "Alex" Zhao start playing basketball, and how did he come to play basketball in the U.S.?

9. What news does Gene learn when he returns home in Chapter 7?

10. Why does Jeevin hate Gandhi?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In the early twenty-first century, two players from China are recruited to play for the NBA in the U.S. From the way these players play in China, how does it appear that they will do when playing in the U.S.? How are appearances deceiving when it comes to the actual performance of these players?

Essay Topic 2

Colors are sometimes associated with mood. If you could assign a color to represent the mood in Dragon Hoops, what color would it be? Why? Would you choose different colors to describe the mood in different sections?

Essay Topic 3

Women’s basketball was developed in 1892. Why were rules for basketball especially adapted to allow women to play? How did those rules reflect the gender bias that was prevalent at that time?

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